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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I clicked through to the Nature article, and it sounds like about half the plastic gets used for making energy and exhaled as carbon dioxide, with the other half getting pooped out as microplastics. I'd call that progress. It's not the end goal, but it's a good tool with some potential, is I think what they are saying.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Oh nice! Yeah that's good news for sure.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Just give them little diapers